Synonyms for instructive

Synonyms for (adj) instructive

Synonyms: informative, instructive

Definition: serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

Similar words: elucidative, clarifying

Definition: that makes clear

Usage: a clarifying example


Similar words: illustrative, demonstrative

Definition: serving to demonstrate


Similar words: didactic, didactical

Definition: instructive (especially excessively)


Similar words: doctrinaire

Definition: stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability


Similar words: educative

Definition: resulting in education

Usage: an educative experience


Similar words: educational

Definition: providing knowledge

Usage: an educational film


Similar words: explanatory

Definition: serving or intended to explain or make clear

Usage: explanatory notes; an explanatory paragraph


Similar words: expositive, expository

Definition: serving to expound or set forth

Usage: clean expository writing


Similar words: interpretative, interpretive

Definition: that provides interpretation


Similar words: ostensive

Definition: manifestly demonstrative


Similar words: preachy

Definition: inclined to or marked by tedious moralization


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